Wallace considering third party

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THURSDAY, JULY 3,1975
(Wallace Considering Third Party...
Gov. George C. Wallace plans to seek the Democratic
presidential nomination next year as he did in 1972, but he
has not ruled out the possibility of another third-party
race if he becomes disenchanted again with his own party.
And even though his campaign headquarters is not geared
up for a quick switch to another party, one of his aides says he
is confident the change can be made, ' after the
Democratic convention.
Mickey Griffin, who represents Wallace's interests on the
Democratic National Committee, says a newly formed
national Conservative Caucus already has started working to
get ballot position for a third party in all 50 states.
"They will decide on a candidate later," Griffin explained.
"Their job now is to do what we did in 1968 and make sure a
third party can get on the ballot."
Wallace ran in 1968 under the emblem of the American
Independent Party and carried five states. Four years later
he campaigned for the Democratic nomination until he he
was wounded in an assassination attempt.
Griffin emphasized that the Wallace campaign organization has no connection with the Conservative Caucus. But he
he believes the "vehicle will be there" for a third-party race
"if we want to use it."
Wallace has said he plans to run in all of the Democratic
primaries except possibly in New Hampshire in an effort to
win his party's nomination. But he also has said that if the
party rejects him and chooses "a left-winger and a liberal. I
won't have any part of that."
Meanwhile, if he does take the third-party route again,
Wallace won't be able tefuse the Tegular Democratic Party
machinery in his own state as he did in 1968.
The Democratic nominees for presidential elector in;
Alabama that year, chosen in the party primary, were pledg-.
ed to support Wallace instead of the national party ticket.
Under a new state law, the names of presidential candidates themselves will be on the ballot in Alabama for the first
time. In the past, only the names of candidates for elector^
appeared on the ballot.
No longer will the electors be chosen by the voters; their
names won't be on the ballot. Each candidate...or his party...will designate the electors to represent him, and they will
be sworn to do just that. The Democratic Party electors will
be bound to the candidate nominated by their convention.

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21lff _btitgomfrij Atoterifwr
THURSDAY, JULY 3,1975
(Wallace Considering Third Party...
Gov. George C. Wallace plans to seek the Democratic
presidential nomination next year as he did in 1972, but he
has not ruled out the possibility of another third-party
race if he becomes disenchanted again with his own party.
And even though his campaign headquarters is not geared
up for a quick switch to another party, one of his aides says he
is confident the change can be made, ' after the
Democratic convention.
Mickey Griffin, who represents Wallace's interests on the
Democratic National Committee, says a newly formed
national Conservative Caucus already has started working to
get ballot position for a third party in all 50 states.
"They will decide on a candidate later," Griffin explained.
"Their job now is to do what we did in 1968 and make sure a
third party can get on the ballot."
Wallace ran in 1968 under the emblem of the American
Independent Party and carried five states. Four years later
he campaigned for the Democratic nomination until he he
was wounded in an assassination attempt.
Griffin emphasized that the Wallace campaign organization has no connection with the Conservative Caucus. But he
he believes the "vehicle will be there" for a third-party race
"if we want to use it."
Wallace has said he plans to run in all of the Democratic
primaries except possibly in New Hampshire in an effort to
win his party's nomination. But he also has said that if the
party rejects him and chooses "a left-winger and a liberal. I
won't have any part of that."
Meanwhile, if he does take the third-party route again,
Wallace won't be able tefuse the Tegular Democratic Party
machinery in his own state as he did in 1968.
The Democratic nominees for presidential elector in;
Alabama that year, chosen in the party primary, were pledg-.
ed to support Wallace instead of the national party ticket.
Under a new state law, the names of presidential candidates themselves will be on the ballot in Alabama for the first
time. In the past, only the names of candidates for elector^
appeared on the ballot.
No longer will the electors be chosen by the voters; their
names won't be on the ballot. Each candidate...or his party...will designate the electors to represent him, and they will
be sworn to do just that. The Democratic Party electors will
be bound to the candidate nominated by their convention.